Someone explain supressed subcarrier?

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I'd like to really understand FM stereo. I've read the description in the RCA Receiving Tube Handbook (RC-30) about a million times, and stared at the demultiplexing circuit. Iunderstand part, and I don't understand part. Here's what I understand:
The IF's job is saturation--clipping, if you will. Take the selected station, and amplify it into clipping, to get rid of amplitude artifacts. Then do a frequency to voltage conversion. For mono FM, that's clear as a bell. But how can a tuner dig out a supressed 19/38 kHz AM subcarrier after the main carrier has been clipped as hard as possible? Clearly, that's what's done, and dang if I understand how. Can someone explain?

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Topic - Someone explain supressed subcarrier? - lipmanl 08:34:46 11/15/06 (5)

Re: Someone explain supressed subcarrier? - BFitz 15:49:08 11/15/06 (4)

Aha, sort of - lipmanl 10:49:34 11/16/06 (3)

yes, ONE of the things that a BIG antenna can do, is improve stereo imaging. - Timbo in Oz 17:54:10 11/16/06 (1)

Re: yes, ONE of the things that a BIG antenna can do, is improve stereo imaging. - BFitz 05:13:01 11/17/06 (0)

Re: Aha, sort of - BFitz 14:55:06 11/16/06 (0)

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